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what would you ask president obama? caller: i would like to know, and many people i know have a question about this, the fact that we send billions of dollars overseas to arab countries and momentand since the where mohammed said that all of was the only god, and told him there was a need to kill christians, we are sending money want to kill christians. i don't understand that. they are killing them over there at this very moment. we are allowing them to come to this place across the pond, and they are doing it here now. host: there is a question that john allen posted in politico, and one of his was what happened to al qaeda being decimated in on the run? the president has on it -- shreveport,, to what would you asked the president? caller: i would ask, i am proud of obama for getting health care for people, and employers are hiring people part-time. in cutting that jobs. they have so many hours not full-time. host: are you seeing that? caller: they are hiring part- time. it is said. we should have health care for peop
what would you ask president obama? caller: i would like to know, and many people i know have a question about this, the fact that we send billions of dollars overseas to arab countries and momentand since the where mohammed said that all of was the only god, and told him there was a need to kill christians, we are sending money want to kill christians. i don't understand that. they are killing them over there at this very moment. we are allowing them to come to this place across the pond, and...
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>>andidate obama said in actual or imminent threat. do believe that exist right now to the united states? >> i believe absolutely allowing the use of chemical weapons on a significant scale to take place, without a response would present a sycophant challenge or threat to the united states and national security. >> democrats are not so scheerer democrat murphy says absence of an imminent threat the u.s. should not take military action without congressional authorization. although barbara lee the only one to vote against the war in afghanistan said ongress needs to have a full debate before the united states commit to any military force in syria or elsewhere. the fox news poll before the campbell attack down 60 percent felt the u.s. should not be more involved in syria. 23 percent wanted a bigger role. >> what replaces aside may not be better or at least not better for the united states u.s. military action at some level of advanced u.s. security. >> now the republican rich from virginia demanding that the president calls an emergency s
>>andidate obama said in actual or imminent threat. do believe that exist right now to the united states? >> i believe absolutely allowing the use of chemical weapons on a significant scale to take place, without a response would present a sycophant challenge or threat to the united states and national security. >> democrats are not so scheerer democrat murphy says absence of an imminent threat the u.s. should not take military action without congressional authorization....
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. >> two years ago president obama first call for the syrian president to go to although today white house officials declared the objective of any possible military action is not to drive the dictator from power. >> what we are considering -- considering is not about regime change responding to clear violation of the international standard that prohibits the use of chemical weapons. >> leading republicans to demand what the mission is. >> i hope it is not putting in some cruise missiles. he interoffice railing against the unilateralism against bush and cheney as the boston globe gave written questions one focused if the president could call my rig without authorization from congress. senator obama said the president does not have power under the constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. >> candidate obama said in actual or imminent threat. do believe that exist right now to the united states? >> i believe absolutely allowing the use of chemical weapons on a significant scale to ta
. >> two years ago president obama first call for the syrian president to go to although today white house officials declared the objective of any possible military action is not to drive the dictator from power. >> what we are considering -- considering is not about regime change responding to clear violation of the international standard that prohibits the use of chemical weapons. >> leading republicans to demand what the mission is. >> i hope it is not putting in some...
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. ♪ theme >> president obama is deciding whether to launch a military strike against syria. he is expected to meet congressional leaders today to layout his proof that syrian president bashar al-assad was behind last week's chemical attack. hundreds of people died and western leaders are demanding a response. the u.n. security council will not approve action and britain's parliament seems to be scaling back its calls for an immediate strike. in a pbs interview, president obama expressed he has no interest in an open ended conflict with syria but said that assad's regime has dough employed chemical weapons. >> if we are saying in a clear and decisive but very limited way we send a shot across the bow saying stop doing this, that can have a positive impact on our national security over the long term and may have a positive impact in the sense that chemical weapons are not used again on innocent civilians. >> again, we should stress obama has not made a decision yet on what the administration will do. that decision, though, could come within days. joining us now, white house co
. ♪ theme >> president obama is deciding whether to launch a military strike against syria. he is expected to meet congressional leaders today to layout his proof that syrian president bashar al-assad was behind last week's chemical attack. hundreds of people died and western leaders are demanding a response. the u.n. security council will not approve action and britain's parliament seems to be scaling back its calls for an immediate strike. in a pbs interview, president obama expressed...
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i had to endure and obama sign in my front yard. [laughter] what i understand is why we can't just come up with good ideas and agree on good ideas. this seems like we're back to being republicans are democrats. i am an american. i was not able to love for the person i wanted to in this last election because of the rules and oklahoma are so harsh. a big problem, i think it would be ed kennedy headed defund the federal government. most of the stuff we do at the local level seems to be doing okay. i have an idea that maybe if we started estate paying our federal taxes to the state and lead in the state defined, we might get something done that way. my question is. i have a lot of things, and i don't expect it listened all of them. my big question is, i don't think a lot of people understand since 1970 the fed has created our currency out of nothing but thin air. and the only reason we have been able to go on as long as we have is because it is the world's currency. and once people decide to quit taking american dollars, which looks lik
i had to endure and obama sign in my front yard. [laughter] what i understand is why we can't just come up with good ideas and agree on good ideas. this seems like we're back to being republicans are democrats. i am an american. i was not able to love for the person i wanted to in this last election because of the rules and oklahoma are so harsh. a big problem, i think it would be ed kennedy headed defund the federal government. most of the stuff we do at the local level seems to be doing okay....
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>> you ran against president obama last year. you didn't beat him and i realize you're not the most objective person in the room to gauge his performance in office, drug war aside, how do you think he's done considering the forces aligned against him? >> they've all taken that grover norquist vow as i said in one of my speeches and that no matter how bad it gets for the parents of the american heroes, who went to fight in iraq, no matter how bad it gets for those parents, if they lose their homes and their jobs, the taxes on the upper 1% will never be raised. they've all signed that. i mean, that's the system they're working under, all of them, and, you know, obama does a lot of, you know, whatever. i know longer believe all that, you know, oh, it's his -- it's their fault, it's our fault. they work together, and it is -- they bring up false ridiculous issues that are a matter of equal rights for all people in our country, period, no more laws, just that. you know, they just bring up all these ridiculous things that are false cho
>> you ran against president obama last year. you didn't beat him and i realize you're not the most objective person in the room to gauge his performance in office, drug war aside, how do you think he's done considering the forces aligned against him? >> they've all taken that grover norquist vow as i said in one of my speeches and that no matter how bad it gets for the parents of the american heroes, who went to fight in iraq, no matter how bad it gets for those parents, if they...
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. >> given the comments from the obama administration, does the u.s. now have to take military action? >> it would seem to be that way. they've painted themselves into a corner and found a corner within a corner and painted themselves into that as well. it's hard to see how short of assad coming out and agai againw president-electing before the world would change things. >> there i see no appetite in this country for another military intervention in the middle east or anywhere else. the president, when his time comes, his messaging will be about this is not boots on the ground, this is more like libya, where we were able to go in with our allies and conduct very specific strikes, and we change the outcome of that conflict without putting lives in danger. >> are there any circumstances whatsoever that assad could actually maintain power? >> well, the president has said assad has to go. when the american president says something like that, there is an expectation that he will follow up. with president obama, it's been a while since he said that and nothi
. >> given the comments from the obama administration, does the u.s. now have to take military action? >> it would seem to be that way. they've painted themselves into a corner and found a corner within a corner and painted themselves into that as well. it's hard to see how short of assad coming out and agai againw president-electing before the world would change things. >> there i see no appetite in this country for another military intervention in the middle east or anywhere...
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down the government will not stop obama care. it's a bold denunciation. here's the problem for republicans. thanks to leaders like ted cruz, the base has been stirred into a frenzy over a kamikaze mission to block a law they've been programmed to hate. no matter how this now plays out, it's going to be ugly for the gop and it could even get worse for everyone in the country if the far right continues to ratchet up the pressure to force a shutdown. we're joined by two political strategists, republican john brabender and democrat bob shrum. let me begin with you, john. should we take the threat seriously? or is this being used simply for fund raising purposes? i've got to believe for someone like ted cruz every time he talks about defunding government, there's a spike in his donations. >> well, i think you're 100% right. there are republican who's just want to burn everything down to stop it if that's what it takes. but i believe you have to separate politics from policy in this case. i do not believe there will be a shutdown. it's
down the government will not stop obama care. it's a bold denunciation. here's the problem for republicans. thanks to leaders like ted cruz, the base has been stirred into a frenzy over a kamikaze mission to block a law they've been programmed to hate. no matter how this now plays out, it's going to be ugly for the gop and it could even get worse for everyone in the country if the far right continues to ratchet up the pressure to force a shutdown. we're joined by two political strategists,...
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there are other problems for the obama administration. we have had strong conversations from the u.n. inspectors, should be giving them time to do their job, he said, give peace a chance, the man who was to mediate this conflict, what do you think of that he said quite simply it would be illegal. >> wow. and then there was the reaction from the syrians. what was set by the syrians? >> the u.n. ambassador, one week ago they were talking about a fabricated attack. now the syrian ambassador is saying the same as ban ki-moon. let the inspectors do their job. when there's a threat of the missiles landing on their country in a matter of days. >> james bays, good to talk to you. >>> a huge crowd gathered in the mall in washington, to hear the words, i have a dream. today on the anniversary of that speech thousands gather again on the mall, former presidents, celebrities and every day americans were there. bill clinton told the crowd that dr. king's speech had changed america. jimmy carter said dr. king had helped free all people and president ba
there are other problems for the obama administration. we have had strong conversations from the u.n. inspectors, should be giving them time to do their job, he said, give peace a chance, the man who was to mediate this conflict, what do you think of that he said quite simply it would be illegal. >> wow. and then there was the reaction from the syrians. what was set by the syrians? >> the u.n. ambassador, one week ago they were talking about a fabricated attack. now the syrian...
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big factor was obama's stimulus package. in addition pumping more money into the program, it made qualifying if are food stamps easier. the president insists increased spending on food stamps in the stimulus bill did indeed stimulate the economy. >> six and you are definitely eligible. >> it literally saves lives. >> we are a hair away from large scale hunger, malnutrition and starvation in america. >> do you believe that? >> no question whatsoever. >> you are just laughing. >> absolutely preposterous. given the fact that only in 20 american adults say they were hungry for even a single day, i think starving is a bit sill. the reality is that american poor people are not malnourished. they eat too much food. >> if joe berg is the great advocate of food stamps, robert is the great skeptic. >> the hunger advocates are clearly distorting the data and creating a huge mirage of a problem that doesn't really exist. it distracts our attention from the real issues. how you really help the poor rather than making them more dependent
big factor was obama's stimulus package. in addition pumping more money into the program, it made qualifying if are food stamps easier. the president insists increased spending on food stamps in the stimulus bill did indeed stimulate the economy. >> six and you are definitely eligible. >> it literally saves lives. >> we are a hair away from large scale hunger, malnutrition and starvation in america. >> do you believe that? >> no question whatsoever. >> you...
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as she should be. >>> and coming up, the obama administration offering up a special deal on obama care, but not offering it to you. you're not going to like this one, in two minutes colin powell is getting into the george zimmerman verdict. what did the former secretary say? you'll hear for yourself then you tell us what you think about it. that's two minutes away. runni? ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energy. natural energy from green tea plus fruits and veggies. need a little kick? ooh! could've had a v8. in the juice aisle. at humana, our medicare agents sit down wh you and ask. being active. and being with this guy. [ male announcer ] getting to know you is how we help you choose the humana medicare plan that works best for you. mi familia. ♪ [ male announcer ] we want to help you achieve your best health, so you can keep doing the things that are important to you. taking care of our customers. taking care of her. and the next thing on our list is bungee jumping. [ male announcer ] helping you -- now that's what's important to us. ♪ we go, go
as she should be. >>> and coming up, the obama administration offering up a special deal on obama care, but not offering it to you. you're not going to like this one, in two minutes colin powell is getting into the george zimmerman verdict. what did the former secretary say? you'll hear for yourself then you tell us what you think about it. that's two minutes away. runni? ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energy. natural energy from green tea plus...
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it is not just president obama fighting concerns from home. so the question is what is the political and military landscape world wide? bobby ghosh is the internegotiatiinte editor for "time" magazine. bobby, break it down for me. when we're talking about the world, what are sides and especially that britain seems to be going a little bit wobbly, to quote a foreign minister. >> we know who is completely opposed to action, the russians, the iranians and chinese. that part we're particularly clear on. as the president tries to pull together a coalition of the willing, that's a little more complicated. as you mentioned, in britain the government seems ready to go, the opposition not so much. the french government seems ready to go, we believe that the turks and the uae and saudi arabia are also willing it go, but we haven't quite heard from them. the arab league, which signed off on the libyan operation, for instance, a couple of years ago is not so clear at this point. they would like something to be done about bashar al assad, they are not his
it is not just president obama fighting concerns from home. so the question is what is the political and military landscape world wide? bobby ghosh is the internegotiatiinte editor for "time" magazine. bobby, break it down for me. when we're talking about the world, what are sides and especially that britain seems to be going a little bit wobbly, to quote a foreign minister. >> we know who is completely opposed to action, the russians, the iranians and chinese. that part we're...
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big factor was obama's stimulus package. in addition pumping more money into the program, it made qualifying if are food stamps easier. the president insists increased spending on food stamps in the stimulus bill did indeed stimulate the economy. >> six and you are definitely eligible. >> it literally saves lives. >> we are a hair away from large scale hunger, malnutrition and starvation in america. >> do you believe that? >> no question whatsoever. >> you are just laughing. >> absolutely preposterous. given the fact that only in 20 american adults say they were hungry for even a single day, i think starving is a bit sill. the reality is that american poor people are not malnourished. they eat too much food. >> if joe berg is the great advocate of food stamps, robert is the great skeptic. >> the hunger advocates are clearly distorting the data and creating a huge mirage of a problem that doesn't really exist. it distracts our attention from the real issues. how you really help the poor rather than making them more dependent
big factor was obama's stimulus package. in addition pumping more money into the program, it made qualifying if are food stamps easier. the president insists increased spending on food stamps in the stimulus bill did indeed stimulate the economy. >> six and you are definitely eligible. >> it literally saves lives. >> we are a hair away from large scale hunger, malnutrition and starvation in america. >> do you believe that? >> no question whatsoever. >> you...
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." >>> president obama is en route to arizona right now but we first want to update you on some developing news. former president george w. bush is recovering at a dallas hospital from a heart procedure he underwent this morning after doctors discovered a blocked artery during his annual physical. the operation successfully placed a stent in the artery to open the blockage. the former president says he is in high spirits and will return to his normal schedule on thursday. we'll continue to monitor the story as it develops. >>> turning now to president obama's policy push, he is just a few hours from touching down in phoenix where he'll highlight positive gains made in the state's housing market. the southwest stopover is part of the president's recent campaign to shift focus back to the nation's economy but sunny weather and signs of a recovery are not all that awaits him in the canyon of of the unknown. president obama will once again be greeted on the tarmac by arizona governor and self-proclaimed scorpion eater jan brewer, the same jan brewer who last year greeted the president with a n
." >>> president obama is en route to arizona right now but we first want to update you on some developing news. former president george w. bush is recovering at a dallas hospital from a heart procedure he underwent this morning after doctors discovered a blocked artery during his annual physical. the operation successfully placed a stent in the artery to open the blockage. the former president says he is in high spirits and will return to his normal schedule on thursday. we'll...
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obama to attend unless mr. putin revives assurances he is prepared to address contentious issues in a substantive and constructive way. otherwise, what's the point? that editorial this might from "the new york times." tom is joining us, new jersey, democrat line. caller: good morning. host: you're on the air. caller: good morning. i thought it was great seeing the president last night on tv. the 21st century. the young people enjoy seeing the president. he is trying to reach out to help us. it was a good thing with the housing, going out to talk to people. it is helpful and gives us some sense of security. being out there, i hope he continues to do that. on c-span, but just being at the white house, he can deal with all americans. host: thank you for the call. jan on twitter -- our next call is rhonda. dayton, ohio, independent line read caller: good morning. the reason i called, i am in a position where i work with people from all over the world, from indonesia, from mexico, from the middle east. i have been t
obama to attend unless mr. putin revives assurances he is prepared to address contentious issues in a substantive and constructive way. otherwise, what's the point? that editorial this might from "the new york times." tom is joining us, new jersey, democrat line. caller: good morning. host: you're on the air. caller: good morning. i thought it was great seeing the president last night on tv. the 21st century. the young people enjoy seeing the president. he is trying to reach out to...
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thomas. >> are binges reacting to obama's commentseuropeans react obama's comments >> here in britain, the prime ministern, of course, who got a real beating earlier in the week getting turned down in parliament has already tweeted, "i understand and support barack obama's position on syria." within his own party, there is now being some political gains to be made domestically here some talk of perhaps talking it back to parliament in another vote to then go along with some sort of congressional vote. it's far too early to say whether or not that's happened. here in london, there has been a very positive response from the conservative government. no response from the opposition labor government quite yet, but the decision to take this, a much more measured step is no doubt going to be met with agreement by a lot of people, a lot of people who went on the streets today to procetest some sort of swift, thomas. >> if the president loses the vote in congress, could this be seen as a setback in the international community? >> without a doubt. i think there is a strong belief here, certainl
thomas. >> are binges reacting to obama's commentseuropeans react obama's comments >> here in britain, the prime ministern, of course, who got a real beating earlier in the week getting turned down in parliament has already tweeted, "i understand and support barack obama's position on syria." within his own party, there is now being some political gains to be made domestically here some talk of perhaps talking it back to parliament in another vote to then go along with...
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care. >> defund obama care sue repeal obama care. ♪
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president obama comes on television. tries to calm everybody's fears. he says listen, nobody in your government is listening to you. we know that. people on both sides of the aisle tend to laugh at it because there is a certain disconnect sometimes with washington and the average person. >> john: the first time i saw your work was in the film "damned in the u.s.a." back in '92. i think it was my wife and i, our third date. it was so fierce and so pointed. it speaks the truth across political lines. being from boston, i'm assuming you're familiar with the comedic work of one mitt romney. i want to ask what happened to this guy? he seems to have gone from moderate to moderately ridiculous in an effort to appease the tea party? what was it like as a bostonian watching last year's campaign? >> it was a little painful because he was a moderate here in massachusetts. he's extremely bright and capable person. and he was a moderate here in massachusetts. but i think the debate in the country has shifted so far to the right that especially his party, they pulled
president obama comes on television. tries to calm everybody's fears. he says listen, nobody in your government is listening to you. we know that. people on both sides of the aisle tend to laugh at it because there is a certain disconnect sometimes with washington and the average person. >> john: the first time i saw your work was in the film "damned in the u.s.a." back in '92. i think it was my wife and i, our third date. it was so fierce and so pointed. it speaks the truth...
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of obama care. it is antithetical, i think, to the american constitution and certainly to the relationship that i understood i had with my government to force me to act in a way contrary to my own moral beliefs. >> david, to you. are you being overregulated by the obama administration or not? >> i think where i feel is not any one particular thing coming from big government. not necessarily the obama administration, i call it big government. i'm one of these guys that say it's the republicans fault as well as the democrats. the international fuel tax that goes on trucks that drives my cost of doing business. fda tells suppliers i have to put in a clean room for peanuts to be separated from flour yet it comes on the same truck. all these little things that come in from the fda and usda and all the local regulations increase because federal regulations increase. we work on small margins. i don't know about your guests. my goal is 2% a year. it doesn't take much to pick that away. government as it grow
of obama care. it is antithetical, i think, to the american constitution and certainly to the relationship that i understood i had with my government to force me to act in a way contrary to my own moral beliefs. >> david, to you. are you being overregulated by the obama administration or not? >> i think where i feel is not any one particular thing coming from big government. not necessarily the obama administration, i call it big government. i'm one of these guys that say it's the...
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why would we want to get obama do we need some special i.d.? >> bill: why is it the civil rights industry talking about black-on-black crime. we will tell you you tonight. i too want to tell everyone that i'm sorry that this happened. >> bill: george zimmerman wants the state of florida to pay some of his legal bills. outrageous or justified? is it legal will testify us. caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. >> bill: hi, i'm boiler. thanks for watching us tonight. syria.resident obama should that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. this man, syrian dictator bashar al assad is a war criminal, a mass murderer and a baby killer. by using poison gas on syrian civilians which is against the geneva convention, asatisfied is now responsible for thousands of injuries and hundreds of deaths. according to the humanitarian group, doctors without borders. so there is no question that assad must be held accountable. if you believe in american exceptionalism that this country has a moral obligation t
why would we want to get obama do we need some special i.d.? >> bill: why is it the civil rights industry talking about black-on-black crime. we will tell you you tonight. i too want to tell everyone that i'm sorry that this happened. >> bill: george zimmerman wants the state of florida to pay some of his legal bills. outrageous or justified? is it legal will testify us. caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. >> bill: hi, i'm boiler....
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in this, president obama has failed. a day after egypt's military backed interim government slaughtered hundreds of protesters and assumed sweeping emergency powers, obama still could not bring himself to call what is happening a coup. he described it as an intervention. what do you make of that? >> particularly some of the other analysts have suggested that. i think we saw this when mccain and lindsey graham were there. the military said it's no longer a piece of leverage. that's the explanation we were getting out of the administration, the money we were giving to the military, that's our leverage. that's not even a leverage point at this point. so to gene's point, there's not a good reason why we couldn't have come forward and taken a stronger stand. if the thing that we thought was going to be our lempverage poin is now gone, then we need to find a different leverage point or find a better way to stand on the side of the people. >> ayman, before we let you go, we talk every day about the role of the united states in
in this, president obama has failed. a day after egypt's military backed interim government slaughtered hundreds of protesters and assumed sweeping emergency powers, obama still could not bring himself to call what is happening a coup. he described it as an intervention. what do you make of that? >> particularly some of the other analysts have suggested that. i think we saw this when mccain and lindsey graham were there. the military said it's no longer a piece of leverage. that's the...
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his new book, the "collision 2012" obama vs. romney and the future of elections in america is a follow on to the book dan and haynes johnson wrote about the 2008 campaign. and as dan says of the new book, he hadn't expected obama's second run for the presidency to turn out quite as compelling as the first groundbreaking one did but it did. the campaign did turn out to be just as compelling although in different ways. howell raines reviewing the book in the post the other day called it quote old-fashioned in a good sense, referring to the fact that it's filled with attributed quotes and closed focus reportage and thankfully lacks windy and alice's. but dam also shows a modern-day appreciation for the new technologies and social media the obama camp aim puts to such effective use. if you really want to understand why the election turned out as it did for america's political future read this book. we will be life tweeting tonight's event speaking of modern technology and social media, so you can follow along with the conversation a
his new book, the "collision 2012" obama vs. romney and the future of elections in america is a follow on to the book dan and haynes johnson wrote about the 2008 campaign. and as dan says of the new book, he hadn't expected obama's second run for the presidency to turn out quite as compelling as the first groundbreaking one did but it did. the campaign did turn out to be just as compelling although in different ways. howell raines reviewing the book in the post the other day called it...
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president obama told pbs yesterday he did not want a prolonged military intervention. >> if we are saying in a clear and decisive but very limited way, we send a shot across the bow saying, stop doing this, that can have a positive impact on a national security over the long term and may have a positive impact in the sense that chemical weapons are not used again on innocent civilians. >> the white house announced it will brief members of congress later today on plans to move forward with a military's right, and it -- military strike, and will reduce evidence -- release evidence of the assad rweegime's responsibility. i asked her correspondent what iran's backing of the syrian means -- regime means for the country. >> iran is a close ally of these -- the syrian president bashar al-assad. we are hearing from iran that they will apply pressure to prevent military action happening inside that country. we heard from a confidant of the supreme leader khamenei, and he says syria's is iran's province, and if we lose syria we lose tehran. any kind of action inside syria will open the floodgates,
president obama told pbs yesterday he did not want a prolonged military intervention. >> if we are saying in a clear and decisive but very limited way, we send a shot across the bow saying, stop doing this, that can have a positive impact on a national security over the long term and may have a positive impact in the sense that chemical weapons are not used again on innocent civilians. >> the white house announced it will brief members of congress later today on plans to move...
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president obama yesterday said he has concluded the syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people and there needs to be international consequences. still, the attachment to rally support for action seems to be running into a bit of trouble. some members of congress are demanding they give approval before any strike. the unitees nations secretary general today pleading for more time for inspectors to finish their envision, and britain has indicated it would wait for the inspectors' report before coming to any military action. just about an hour ago the white house responded saying the president doesn't need to wait for britain's approval. >> when the president reaches a determination about the appropriate response to this circumstance, and a legal justification is required to substantiate or to back up that decision, we'll produce one on our own. we're not going rely on somebody else. >> the syrian president, bashar al-assad remains defiant, denying the chemical weapons use and vowing an attack. several nations are on edge but we begin with the latest from the administra
president obama yesterday said he has concluded the syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people and there needs to be international consequences. still, the attachment to rally support for action seems to be running into a bit of trouble. some members of congress are demanding they give approval before any strike. the unitees nations secretary general today pleading for more time for inspectors to finish their envision, and britain has indicated it would wait for the...
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one big factor, was obama's stimulus package. in addition to pumping more money in to the program, it made qualify identifying for food stamps easier. the president insists, increased spending on food stamps in the stimulus bill did indeed stimulate the economy. >> and you are eligible. >> joel berg said it saved lives. >> we are just a hair away from large scale hunger, malnutrition and starvation in america. >> believe that? >> no question whatsoever. >> you are just laughing. >> absolutely preposterous, given the fact that only 1 in 20 people in america say they were hungry for a single day in the course of the year starving is silly, isn't it? the realty is that the american poor people are not malnourished and they have too much food. >> robert r eveector is a skcep >> it is distracting our attention from the real issues of how you really help the poor, rather than making them more dependant on government. >> they denied you because of your income change. >> berg said that 80% of the people that turn to his coalition for hel
one big factor, was obama's stimulus package. in addition to pumping more money in to the program, it made qualify identifying for food stamps easier. the president insists, increased spending on food stamps in the stimulus bill did indeed stimulate the economy. >> and you are eligible. >> joel berg said it saved lives. >> we are just a hair away from large scale hunger, malnutrition and starvation in america. >> believe that? >> no question whatsoever. >>...
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, the latest addition to the obama clan. there's sunny. she's a portugese water dog like her brother, bo. they're frolicking. michelle obama thought bo needs company. now he is a happy camper. >> being in the white house would be a total bummer. >> a gift from ted kennedy. >> a beautiful dog. very nice. i am happy for the family and for the girls, the whole deal. >> very nice. >> robert in. >> is it me? a friend of dana, michael gersten wrote one of the most amazing columns about your kid going to college the first time. taking my son off for the second time. this is the first time i took him off to college. it is very tough to do it. he catches it and i urge all of you, if you don't get to watch the post, go online. sending the kids off, it is a traumatic experience. it is bittersweet, best i can say about it. keep the bedroom warm, okay? >> i am not looking forward to that whatsoever. >> i remember when i went. >> tough times. >> i couldn't wait to get out of there! >> me, too. >> i ran out to the car. >> roll it. i'll exp
, the latest addition to the obama clan. there's sunny. she's a portugese water dog like her brother, bo. they're frolicking. michelle obama thought bo needs company. now he is a happy camper. >> being in the white house would be a total bummer. >> a gift from ted kennedy. >> a beautiful dog. very nice. i am happy for the family and for the girls, the whole deal. >> very nice. >> robert in. >> is it me? a friend of dana, michael gersten wrote one of the most...
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president obama met with top advisors at the white house. and had calls with british prime minister david cameron and french leader to discuss options. now kerry says the syrian regime will pay a price. >> president obama believes that there must being accountability for those that would use the world's most heinous weapons against the world's most vulnerable people. >> reporter: defense second chuck heigl says the military is ready who whatever the rez decides. what are the options? american boots on the ground already ruled out by the white house. a no-fly zone as in bosnia or libya. a hoard sale for a war-weary nation. cruise missiles used often in the last 20 years in iraq, in afghanistan and in libya. with the u.s. navy adding fire power in the mediterranean, now considered the most likely option if there is to be a military response in syria. >> there is no point in just firing a weapon, dropping a bomb to drop a bomb. i think you have to start by building a coalition of the willing around a regional organization. >> reporter: a missio
president obama met with top advisors at the white house. and had calls with british prime minister david cameron and french leader to discuss options. now kerry says the syrian regime will pay a price. >> president obama believes that there must being accountability for those that would use the world's most heinous weapons against the world's most vulnerable people. >> reporter: defense second chuck heigl says the military is ready who whatever the rez decides. what are the...
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one president barack obama. joining me now is legal analyst jeffrey toobin. is this the same story all over again? >> it is potentially a controversy. one of the curiosities about this issue is the supreme court never said what natural born citizen means. the consensus seems to be that if you are a naturalized citizen, you are not a natural born citizen. if you became a citizen by birth as cruz did to an american mother in canada, you are a natural born citizen. i think it is likely that cruz is eligible to be president. >> so politically speaking, the birther movement went after president barack obama suggesting he wasn't even born in this country. if that's the case, it would be identical to the ted cruz circumstance with an american mother born on foreign soil which would make the president, who has proven through birth certificate releases and is a done issue that he was born in this country. wouldn't it be exactly same? no one brought up natural born citizen debate before. >> if he was born in kenya, which he wasn't, to an american mother, he would be a
one president barack obama. joining me now is legal analyst jeffrey toobin. is this the same story all over again? >> it is potentially a controversy. one of the curiosities about this issue is the supreme court never said what natural born citizen means. the consensus seems to be that if you are a naturalized citizen, you are not a natural born citizen. if you became a citizen by birth as cruz did to an american mother in canada, you are a natural born citizen. i think it is likely that...
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one big factor, was obama's stimulus package. in addition to pumping more money in to the program, it made qualify identifying for food stamps easier. the president insists, increased spending on food stamps in the stimulus bill did indeed stimulate the economy. >> and you are eligible. >> joel berg said it saved lives. >> we are just a hair away from large scale hunger, malnutrition and starvation in america. >> believe that? >> no question whatsoever. >> you are just laughing. >> absolutely preposterous, given the fact that only 1 in 20 people in america say they were hungry for a single day in the course of the year starving is silly, isn't it? the realty is that the american poor people are not malnourished and they have too much food. >> robert r eveector is a skcep >> it is distracting our attention from the real issues of how you really help the poor, rather than making them more dependant on government. >> they denied you because of your income change. >> berg said that 80% of the people that turn to his coalition for hel
one big factor, was obama's stimulus package. in addition to pumping more money in to the program, it made qualify identifying for food stamps easier. the president insists, increased spending on food stamps in the stimulus bill did indeed stimulate the economy. >> and you are eligible. >> joel berg said it saved lives. >> we are just a hair away from large scale hunger, malnutrition and starvation in america. >> believe that? >> no question whatsoever. >>...
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obama was present during the time of the actual raid. that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >> i don't get the big deal. >> it's a day-long event. >> 24 hours, some people isn't sit there and stare, the nerves. >> it's an interesting factoid. >> it's interesting but i don't see the criticism. yeah. what are you going to do? >>> as far as the forecast goes we are in the middle of august and we are soon approaching the peak of hurricane season, and right on schedule, we're watching a tropical depression that has just formed off the coast of africa and still have that area of interest approaching the gulf of mexico, so tropical depression number 5 is what's new overnight. this is the forecast path from the national hurricane center, it should become tropical storm erin as we go throughout the night tonight. it's no threat to any land areas over the next seven days at all, so we'll wait and see what that does a week from now. closer to home we have moisture moving up into florida, a tropical wave trying to form into a tropical de
obama was present during the time of the actual raid. that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >> i don't get the big deal. >> it's a day-long event. >> 24 hours, some people isn't sit there and stare, the nerves. >> it's an interesting factoid. >> it's interesting but i don't see the criticism. yeah. what are you going to do? >>> as far as the forecast goes we are in the middle of august and we are soon approaching the peak of hurricane...
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president obama is scheduled to go to a summit in russia next week. it's unlikely he would launch an attack while out of the country. we also know another clue could come on a timeline the british government is set to decide to recall parliament for a vote on a military action. john? diana? >> a decision as the world watches. thank you, from washington, this morning. >>> a lot of rattled nerves in northern nevada, as an earthquake hit the reno area last night. the 4.2 magnitude quake, a few miles from sun valley. but the shaking could be felt in northern california, as well. there was reports of broken glass and fallen pictures. but no serious damage or injuries. >>> and farther south, firefighters are making progress against what's called the rim fire, burning out of control outside of yosemite national park. astronaut karen neiburg sent this image of smoke wafting from the fire via twitter. the rim fire has grown to 230-square miles, roughly the size of chicago. crews now have it 20% contained. but it still threatens thousands of homes. >> it's goin
president obama is scheduled to go to a summit in russia next week. it's unlikely he would launch an attack while out of the country. we also know another clue could come on a timeline the british government is set to decide to recall parliament for a vote on a military action. john? diana? >> a decision as the world watches. thank you, from washington, this morning. >>> a lot of rattled nerves in northern nevada, as an earthquake hit the reno area last night. the 4.2 magnitude...
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cnn was there when president obama called tuff. right there in the makeup room before an interview with cnn. the president tells chris cuomo tuff is a hero. >> when i heard the 911 call and you know, read the sequence of events, i thought here's somebody who's not just courage and not just cool under pressure, but also had enough heart that somehow, she could convince somebody who was in trouble that she really cared about. i told her, i said that not only did she make michelle and me proud, but she probably saved a lot of lives. >> wow, at the end of antoinette's call to police was a 911 dispatcher who also played a key role in keeping the students safe. martin savidge takes a look at the incident and shows us the moment the two women met face to face. >> antoinette tuff has become an inspiration for so many people, but she will tell you she didn't act alone. there were other people involved and one of those was another voice of another woman, the 911 operator, and for the first time, those two got to meet. it was an amazing momen
cnn was there when president obama called tuff. right there in the makeup room before an interview with cnn. the president tells chris cuomo tuff is a hero. >> when i heard the 911 call and you know, read the sequence of events, i thought here's somebody who's not just courage and not just cool under pressure, but also had enough heart that somehow, she could convince somebody who was in trouble that she really cared about. i told her, i said that not only did she make michelle and me...
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big factor was obama's stimulus package. in addition pumping more money into the program, it made qualifying if are food stamps easier. the president insists increased spending on food stamps in the stimulus bill did indeed and you are definitely eligible. >> it literally saves lives. >> we are a hair away from large scale hunger, malnutrition and starvation in america. >> do you believe that? >> no question whatsoever. >> you are just laughing. >> absolutely preposterous. given the fact that only in 20 american adults say they were hungry for even a single day, i think starving is a bit sill. the reality is that american poor people are not malnourished. they eat too much food. >> if joe berg is the great advocate of food stamps, robert is the great skeptic. >> the hunger advocates are clearly distorting the data and creating a huge mirage of a problem that doesn't really exist. it distracts our attention from the real issues. how you really help the poor rather than making them more dependent on government. >> they denied
big factor was obama's stimulus package. in addition pumping more money into the program, it made qualifying if are food stamps easier. the president insists increased spending on food stamps in the stimulus bill did indeed and you are definitely eligible. >> it literally saves lives. >> we are a hair away from large scale hunger, malnutrition and starvation in america. >> do you believe that? >> no question whatsoever. >> you are just laughing. >> absolutely...
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obama's missed now half the deadlines for implementing obama care. now, this was not even passed, as far as i'm concerned, in a legal fashion. from a legal point of view, if that's the law, and the deadlines are not met, does the president unilaterally have the authority to say he's not going to implement, for example, the employer mandate or the other areas they put in delays? >> if you are asking me if this president violating federal law repeatedly, the answer is yes. if you are asking me if this president violating the constitution rerepeatedly, including the separation of powers doctrine, the answer is yes. if you are asking me if anybody is going to do anything about it, not a single person. >> why? >> why, well, look at john boehner and mitch mcconnell. the supreme court rewrote the constitution and rewrote the law to put it in place. this is the point. if we think we're going to have some kind of liberty reformation or revitalization of our constitution with a federal government that has created its own design with democrats that keep draggin
obama's missed now half the deadlines for implementing obama care. now, this was not even passed, as far as i'm concerned, in a legal fashion. from a legal point of view, if that's the law, and the deadlines are not met, does the president unilaterally have the authority to say he's not going to implement, for example, the employer mandate or the other areas they put in delays? >> if you are asking me if this president violating federal law repeatedly, the answer is yes. if you are asking...
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but remember, president obama's inaugural they were started and ended with prayer. congress begins every morning with a prayer it is part of america fabric. you don't have to believe it but you need to be tolerant of it. >> the first amendment said no establishment of religion and spraegsz of church and state is not in there. the same congressman approved the first amendment was the same congress that had chaplains that opened the sessions in prayer, so how does the town win this in the supreme court this time around. >> you have freedom of religion and establishment clause freedom from religion. and if you don't want to believe in a certain god, you are not forced to do that and as the plaintiff said people have no choice but to go to the town meetings. they are subject to listening. to >> what harm in listening? why should taxpayer dollars be wasted on something that the taxpayers. >> there is no taxpayer money wasted on a prayer. >> it is not the chaplains that are getting paid. >> and the zoning board and council people are paid by tax dollars to be preponderate
but remember, president obama's inaugural they were started and ended with prayer. congress begins every morning with a prayer it is part of america fabric. you don't have to believe it but you need to be tolerant of it. >> the first amendment said no establishment of religion and spraegsz of church and state is not in there. the same congressman approved the first amendment was the same congress that had chaplains that opened the sessions in prayer, so how does the town win this in the...
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what president obama should do about syria. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. this man, syrian dictator bashar al assad is a war criminal, a mass murderer and a baby killer. by using poison gas on syrian civilians which is against the geneva convention, asatisfied is now responsible for thousands of injuries and hundreds of deaths. according to the humanitarian group, doctors without borders. so there is no question that assad must be held accountable. if you believe in american exceptionalism that this country has a moral obligation to save lives when it can all over the world, then you know the u.s.a. must act against assad as it did against saddam hussein. however, we cannot make the same mistakes we made in iraq. president obama is now perceived throughout the world as indecisive when it comes to writing international wrongs. putin and russia, the chinese and iran do not fear him. those countries do pretty much what they want to too. in this case that means supporting the mass killer assad. so, mr.
what president obama should do about syria. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. this man, syrian dictator bashar al assad is a war criminal, a mass murderer and a baby killer. by using poison gas on syrian civilians which is against the geneva convention, asatisfied is now responsible for thousands of injuries and hundreds of deaths. according to the humanitarian group, doctors without borders. so there is no question that assad must be held accountable. if you believe in...
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. >>> president obama said he has not decided how to respond. he calls the use of chemical weapons a threat to american security and to the security of u.s. allies. the president says he wants what he calls limited a*bs. >> we're not considering any open ended commitment. we're not considering any boots on the ground approach. what we will do is consider options that meet the narrow concern around chemical weapons understanding that there's not going to be a solely military solution to the under lying conflict and tragedy that's taking place in syria. >> our mike joins us from the white house. what more did the president say about what's needed in syria. >> the white house told us that the president continues those consultations with allies he's pokeen to a number of days since that chemical attack in syria. the president having consultations perhaps one last time. after the events of today, we first heard from john kerry, the secretary of state, he laid tout case presented that intelligence report declassified four pages wort were maps that wer
. >>> president obama said he has not decided how to respond. he calls the use of chemical weapons a threat to american security and to the security of u.s. allies. the president says he wants what he calls limited a*bs. >> we're not considering any open ended commitment. we're not considering any boots on the ground approach. what we will do is consider options that meet the narrow concern around chemical weapons understanding that there's not going to be a solely military...
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pressure building on the obama administration. the death toll this week is nearly 700, almost as many as the number killed during the entire arab spring revolution in egypt. there's no sign of calm. thousands of protesters defied a government-imposed curfew tonight. so, what does the u.s.' closest all ally, israel, do to keep pumping aid into cairo? john king "outfront" tonight. israel wants them to keep sending the $1.3 billion aid to egypt. israel believe aids will keep radical islamists from taking control. but some people are asking, is israel calling the shots on what president obama is doing? >> calling the shots, erin, the administration would say no, but does israel get a big voice in this? of course, they do. this is the biggest u.s. ally in the region. this is part of the conversation. leading voices even senator mk say i mccain saying we might have to cut the aid. nobody can answer the question what does egypt's future look like. if you are israel, this is the devil you know. since you've had the peace agreement with is
pressure building on the obama administration. the death toll this week is nearly 700, almost as many as the number killed during the entire arab spring revolution in egypt. there's no sign of calm. thousands of protesters defied a government-imposed curfew tonight. so, what does the u.s.' closest all ally, israel, do to keep pumping aid into cairo? john king "outfront" tonight. israel wants them to keep sending the $1.3 billion aid to egypt. israel believe aids will keep radical...
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second, why haven't you supported obama's jobs bill? >> the first question is about whether -- >> voting rights. the civil rights of 1964, congress had to approve us to be able to vote again. >> i will take a look at that. the issue is one that came up recently. it is something i would like to take a look at. everyone has a right to vote and that should be protected. that is a critical element of our society. that is something i will take a close look at. the issue of the jobs bill, house republicans passed a ,umber of jobs bills legislation aimed to boost the economy. those have been taken up i bet senate -- have not been taken up by the senate or president. we want to help the economy by looking at all of the people and how to create a for your economy economyryone -- freee that everyone can prosper in. [indiscernible] >> i wouldn't support doing anything at the federal level. from my perspective, it is a state and local issue. >> you would support the state? >> unfortunately, i'm not a michigan state legislator. >> i mean another one
second, why haven't you supported obama's jobs bill? >> the first question is about whether -- >> voting rights. the civil rights of 1964, congress had to approve us to be able to vote again. >> i will take a look at that. the issue is one that came up recently. it is something i would like to take a look at. everyone has a right to vote and that should be protected. that is a critical element of our society. that is something i will take a close look at. the issue of the jobs...
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obama weighing limiting strike on syria. they say the president is wearing a strike syria that would be a limited scope and duration, designed to serve as punishment for serious use of chemical weapons and as a deterrent while keeping the u.s. out of deeper involvement in that country possible war. this according to senior administration officials. the timing of such an attack which would probably last no more than two days and involve -- lawrence cruise missiles and involve see launch cruise is dependent on three factors. completion of an intelligence report assessing syrian government culpability in last week's chemical attack, ongoing consultation with allies in congress, and a determination of the justification under international law. scott wilson joins us by phone now. he is white house bureau chief for the washington post. good morning. insight can you put forth this morning guest: on the administration's thinking it is notbut syria only a matter of if like you and tot how and when what extent they're going to do this
obama weighing limiting strike on syria. they say the president is wearing a strike syria that would be a limited scope and duration, designed to serve as punishment for serious use of chemical weapons and as a deterrent while keeping the u.s. out of deeper involvement in that country possible war. this according to senior administration officials. the timing of such an attack which would probably last no more than two days and involve -- lawrence cruise missiles and involve see launch cruise...
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/mccain -- >> who is the real barack obama? i gue i. >> reporter: in 2008, did you ever think that you would be president obama's republican deal maker? >> no. look, i worked on a lot of issues with president clinton. as well as the republican presidents. so, it's not as if i haven't done this before. >> reporter: he certainly has. it's how mccain got a reputation as a maverick. in 2010, a senate gop primary challenge forced him to the right, far from bipartisan compromise. now, sources close to mccain tells cnn he's stepping up more of a statesman in part because he doesn't like where younger conservatives want to take the gop. >> we're here to vote. we're not here to block things. >> reporter: mccain told us that he credits president obama's new chief of staff with understanding how to reach out. this is how democratic negotiating partner chuck schumer describes the turnaround. >> this is real mccain. >> reporter: mccain describes it this way. >> since his re-election the president, i believe, has looked at his legacy as all
/mccain -- >> who is the real barack obama? i gue i. >> reporter: in 2008, did you ever think that you would be president obama's republican deal maker? >> no. look, i worked on a lot of issues with president clinton. as well as the republican presidents. so, it's not as if i haven't done this before. >> reporter: he certainly has. it's how mccain got a reputation as a maverick. in 2010, a senate gop primary challenge forced him to the right, far from bipartisan...